Interpreting Folklore..". Dundes has produced a work which will be useful to both students and teachers who wish to broaden their understanding of modern folklore." -- Center for Southern Folklore Magazine "It is impossible ever to remain unimpressed with [Dundes'] excursuses, however much one may be in disagreement (or not) with his conclusions." -- Forum for Modern Language Studies Often controversial, Alan Dundes's scholarship is always provocative, perceptive, and intelligent. His concern here is to assess the material folklorists have so painstakingly amassed and classified, to interpret folklore, and to use folklore to increase our understanding of human nature and culture. |
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... Mary had assumed many of the attributes of the mother figure in the hero pattern . An eminent art historian remarked on what to him seemed the curious depiction of the Virgin Mary as the bride of Christ . “ However anomalous such a ...
... Mary had assumed many of the attributes of the mother figure in the hero pattern . An eminent art historian remarked on what to him seemed the curious depiction of the Virgin Mary as the bride of Christ . “ However anomalous such a ...
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... Mary is not a reformed harlot ( cf. Phipps 1973 : 106 ) , Mary Magdalene certainly seems to be one . Freud has explained the psychological origin of the ' harlot ' compo- nent of the mother figure in terms of the shock of a young boy's ...
... Mary is not a reformed harlot ( cf. Phipps 1973 : 106 ) , Mary Magdalene certainly seems to be one . Freud has explained the psychological origin of the ' harlot ' compo- nent of the mother figure in terms of the shock of a young boy's ...
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... Mary , " Woman , what have I to do with thee ? " ( John 2 : 4 ) . In initiation ritual , a boy is required to reject his mother so as to be accepted by his father . While Jesus refuses to allow Mary Magdalene to touch him ( John 2:17 ) ...
... Mary , " Woman , what have I to do with thee ? " ( John 2 : 4 ) . In initiation ritual , a boy is required to reject his mother so as to be accepted by his father . While Jesus refuses to allow Mary Magdalene to touch him ( John 2:17 ) ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
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